Richard Thakor

Richard T. Thakor is an Assistant Professor of Finance at University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management. He is a Research Affiliate at the MIT Laboratory for Financial Engineering (LFE), and is a Research Affiliate at the WFA Center for Finance and Accounting Research (WFA-CFAR) at Washington University in St. Louis. He joined the finance department at University of Minnesota in June 2016 after earning his PhD in Financial Economics from MIT. He also holds an M.S. in Management Research from MIT, an MSc in Finance and Economics from the London School of Economics (LSE), and a B.A. (summa cum laude) in Economics and Psychology from Washington University in St. Louis. Prior to earning his PhD, he worked in investment management as a Derivatives Trading Analyst. His research interests are in empirical and theoretical corporate finance, in the areas of managerial decision-making, R&D investments, healthcare finance, and the effects of financial frictions on firm project investments.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management (2010 — 2016)
• Master of Science (M.S.) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Master of Science (MSc) London School of Economics and Political Science (2007 — 2008)
• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Washington University in St. Louis (2003 — 2007)

Companies

• Advisory Board Member QLS Advisors (2021)
• Research Affiliate, MIT Laboratory for Financial Engineering MIT Sloan School of Management (2020)
• Assistant Professor of Finance University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management (2016)
• PhD Candidate, Financial Economics MIT Sloan School of Management (2010 — 2016)
• Derivatives Trading Analyst NISA Investment Advisors, L.L.C. (2008 — 2010)